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Question 31

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
A work which takes place in a non-existent world or which concerns an incredible character is

Aromance

Bfantasy

Cparody

Dsuperstition

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Question 32

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
An anti-social action taken by the tragic hero, which results in a catastrophe, is called

Aanagnorisis

Bpremonition

Chamartia

Dempathy

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Question 33

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima''s Attahiru.

The play is historical because it deals with

Areal personages and places

Bthe jihad led by Caliph Attahiru

Clugard''s attempt to amalgamate the southern and northern protectorates

DAttahiru''s ascenssion to the caliphacy in November 1902

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Question 34

jamb 2006

This question is based on General Literary Principles.
The physical setting within which the action of a narrative takes place is the

Astage

Bscene

Clocale

Dlocation

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Question 35

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Abbas the beggar is a symbol of

Athe end justifying the means

Bthe rich also crying

Cpride before perdition

Dcourage amidst adversity

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Question 36

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
The dispute between Sarkin Zango and Sarkin Fatake is over a

Ahorse

Bpiece of land

Csource of water

Dfarmland

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Question 37

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ahmed Yerima's Attahiru.
Form the viewpoint of the British government, the attack on the Sokoto Caliphate is

Aone of superiority

Ba war of attrition

Cone of vengeance

Da jihad

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Question 38

jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The seeming shifty structure of the play is used to

Aassist in the development of the characters

Bsustain the reader's interest

Creflect the emotional and psychological state of Hamlet

Dslow down the pace of the plot development

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Question 39

jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king's clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger is

ARosencrantz

BYorick

CSexton

DFortinbras

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Question 40

jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
'But, howsoever thou pursuest this act,
Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother....'
The ghost exhorts young Hamlet not to kill his mother because

Ahis wife is bewitched into falling for Claudius' seduction

Bthe ghost wishes her to be left to the torment of her conscience

Cthe ghost still loves his wife even in death

Dthe young Hamlet will be guilty of matricide

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Question 41

jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Ghost serves to

Aaccelerate dramatic conflict

Bintensify dramatic conflict

Cinitiate dramatic conflict

Dcomplicate dramatic conflict

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Question 42

jamb 2006

This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king who is poisoned in the Garden in the play-within-the-play is

AGozango

BNegtine

CBernardo

DHamlet

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Question 43

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
Boateng describes the writers' studio as a place where

Awriters have been sold

Bwriters work hard at their writings

Cpeople discuss real writing

Dwriting materials are sold

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Question 44

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah''s Fragments.

The Baako ultimately goes mad indicates that

Athe visionary is usually a sacrificial lamb

Bsociety is incurable

Cman is a fateful being

Dthe evils that men do live after them

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Question 45

jamb 2006

This question is based on Ayi Kwei Armah's Fragments.
The message State Express 555 is an advertisement for

Aan imported alcoholicdrink

Ba brand of elitist cigrette

Ca newly commissioned road network

DGold Coast Transport Corporation

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Question 46

jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi''sThe New Man

In terms of religion, the people of Ipaja can be described as

Aconformists

Bliberals

Cfanatics

Dpuritans

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Question 47

jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi'sThe New Man
After listening to the soldiers' conversation, the convict decides to

Aget in touch with his relation immediately

Bhide in the bush for one day and later contact Laoye Layeni

Chide in the bush for one week and later contact Sade

Dcontact his friends who arrange his movement

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Question 48

jamb 2006

This question is based on Femi Ademiluyi'sThe New Man
The tension generated at Ipaja and Iwuya early in the novel is a result of

AProphet Elijah's trance

BBadejo's antigraft posture

Cthe campaign for parliamentary election

Dthe increase in cocoa prices

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Question 49

jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
The theme of chance is graphically demonstrated by the

Ameeting of Parson Tringham and Mr Durbeyfield

Brape scene

Csudden return of Angel Clare from Brazil

Ddeath of Tess'child

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Question 50

jamb 2006

This question is based on Thomas Hardy's
Most of Tess'misery as a girl-mother comes from the thought of

Aherselfas the parent of a nameless child

Bthe world's concern about her breaking social law

Cherself as a spouseless mother

Dher inexperience in childcare

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